Research Status
- Student is not eligible to receive any Financial Aid funds while enrolled in Research
- Student will be reported as full time to the clearinghouse
- Loans will be deferred while in Research status
- Student will pay a reduced tuition ($206 per term for 2017-18) and full student fees (varies by in-state or out-of-state status)
- The department can pay these costs for the student if they choose to
- Research status must correspond with billing periods Fall/Spring
- Students may not take electives or clerkships during research status enrollment
- Research status can be for 1 or 2 semesters
- Students retain hospital ID and access to library, student services
- If research occurs between 3rd and 4th year, student must complete Step 2 CK and CS as well as all clerkships before beginning research in the fall
- Students in research status are covered by medical malpractice liability insurance
- Students must still adhere to 6 year graduation limit
- Students may be paid for research while enrolled in research status
- Students must engage in research at UVA
- Students are expected to engage in research, as part of the research course, for at least 35 hours per week
- Students will be evaluated by faculty supervisor at completion of research status
- Students must submit a research report to the course director at completion
Process
- Student presents formal plan to College Dean
- Student secures a position in a UVA research project
- College Dean approves research status, emails registrar
- Registrar enrolls student in research at the next billing period
Learning Objectives
- Perform a critical reading of the scientific literature to understand the field of study
- Identify a research project and develop the experimental design
- Collect accurate data and perform critical analysis and interpretation of results
Course director: Amy Bouton, PhD